Tagged: inventory

Landlords who produce their own inventories and conduct the check-in and check-out for properties risk losing potential tenant disputes according to the Association of Independent Inventory Clerks. The most common mistake made when producing...

My Property Inventories, an inventory service provider, has suggested that longer tenancies in the private rental sector may result in additional costs to letting agents and landlords due to an increase in the number...

The latest findings from the Association of Independent Inventory Clerks (AIIC) show that some landlords and letting agencies are still pushing for ‘Betterment’ at the end of tenancies. Simply put, the betterment principle means...

According to the latest research from the National Landlords’ Association, 28% of landlords have had their property damaged by tenants in the last 12 months. Landlords in the north east of England are most likely...

According to the Association of Independent Inventory Clerks, fair wear and tear is the most misunderstood area of the whole renting process, especially as “everyone has their own view of what constitutes fair wear and...

Research published by Direct Line for Business has found evidence of both landlords and tenants being charges for the same service, such as tenant referencing and contract extensions which only amounted to a change...

Research conduced by Platinum Property Partners shows that many buy-to-let investors carry out no or little research before making property purchases. Such news is surprising given that the value of the average property portfolio...

The Association of Independent Inventory Clerks has highlighted increasing security deposit disputes due to the unacceptable condition in which many tenants vacate properties at the end of their tenancies. The main disputes centre on...

The Residential Landlords Association says that Labour’s plans to abolish fees paid by tenants to letting agents are political posturing and are not based on sound, evidence-based policy. They suggest that the only way...

One of the UK’s tenancy deposit schemes has offered new guidance to help landlords avoid deposit disputes. Mydeposits’ ‘The Ins and Outs of Inventories’ provides information “to help avoid deposit disputes occurring at the...